Archive for May 26th, 2024

AFTER a month of dry, sunny Saturdays, the weather refused to play ball at the weekend as the wind and rain threatened to spoil the big day for Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn pupils. But they’re made of sterner stuff at that school and nothing could dampen the enthusiasm of the second […]

A STORY of triumph and tragedy, dreams and disasters is how one might describe the life and times of Bernard Dillon in a new book by Tralee-based journalist Stephen Fernane. In 1901, at the age of thirteen, Bernard left home with dreams of becoming a jockey in England. No one […]